West Indies captain says bowling execution must improve in third ODI
West Indies captain Shai Hope said his team would have chosen to bowl first had he won the toss in the third ODI against India. He praised the side’s batting consistency and said the main area requiring improvement was bowling execution, while describing the series as valuable exposure for younger players.
West Indies captain Shai Hope said his team would have bowled first if he had won the toss in the third one-day international against India. Speaking before the match, Hope said he was nevertheless satisfied with the position his side had entered. He maintained that West Indies had batted well through the series and needed to focus on consistency with the bat.
He identified bowling as the team’s larger area for improvement. According to Hope, the players needed to execute their plans more effectively against India. Hope also highlighted the value of the series for West Indies’ younger players.
He said travelling to India and facing what he described as the world’s best team provided the kind of challenge that could accelerate their development. The captain referred to changes in the West Indies playing XI, joking that there were three alterations but saying he would not attempt to remember all of them. The supplied material does not provide the toss result, the match score or the outcome of the third ODI.
It also does not identify the players brought into or left out of the West Indies team.
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